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IBM to open-source DB2?

June 16, 2008 11:39 AM PDT

Big Blue is looking into bringing its widely used database software under an open-source license, a U.K. director acknowledges.

Why HP is different from IBM

March 31, 2008 4:10 PM PDT

Ann Livermore weighs in on what separates her company from Big Blue, along with the shift to virtualization and what it means to be green.

BitMicro announces 1.6TB solid-state drive

February 8, 2008 8:30 AM PST

New drive crams enormous storage capacity into standard 3.5-inch format, but it's not ready for delivery just yet.

Dell launches EqualLogic array

February 6, 2008 4:27 PM PST

Dell EqualLogic PS5000 Series sports the new owner's badge and includes three Internet Protocol-based arrays.

EMC pushes online backup services

January 28, 2008 9:32 AM PST

The storage specialist is pushing hard to become a leader in hosted storage and backup services with its MozyEnterprise offering.

The business end of Cisco

January 28, 2008 3:35 AM PST

It might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but the company hasn't forgotten that its biggest customers still pay the bills.

Take your tech recession and stuff it

January 23, 2008 4:00 AM PST

Investors may be panicking, but Seagate CEO Bill Watkins says business and tech trends paint a different picture than the one on CNBC.

Get ready for a rocking '08 in networking tech

December 31, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Networking technology turned out to be one of the more interesting stories in 2007. Jon Oltsik offers a look ahead to the new year.

Xiotech nabs $40 million in funding

November 27, 2007 1:29 PM PST

Steve Luczo, Seagate Technology's chairman, leads the round of funding.

Oracle's rendezvous in San Francisco

November 14, 2007 5:20 PM PST

The software maker hosts its OpenWorld conference with looks to the past and the future.

Microsoft to offer standalone hypervisor

November 12, 2007 4:12 PM PST

Backing off earlier plans, company says customers will be able to buy the virtualization technology without committing to Windows Server.

Dell to buy storage company for $1.4 billion

November 5, 2007 11:13 AM PST

With its planned acquisition of EqualLogic, the PC maker intends to make itself a force in what it calls "the iSCSI revolution."

HP launches key-management appliance

October 30, 2007 12:29 PM PDT

Company releases a key-management product aimed at helping companies manage encrypted systems more efficiently.

To advance drives, Hitachi changes the head

October 15, 2007 5:52 AM PDT

Hitachi's giant magneto-resistive head will have perpendicular current and will allow the company to increase the density of drives.

Schwartz: Sun to focus on storage business

October 2, 2007 10:28 AM PDT

CEO Jonathan Schwartz will merge the company's storage and server units into one team in its push into an expanding market.

Week in review: Vista, virtualization, vendettas

September 14, 2007 10:50 AM PDT

Microsoft promises Vista changes in response to Google complaints. Also: Virtualization gets real, and iPhone reaches a milestone.

Dell makes room for small-business storage

September 10, 2007 4:59 PM PDT

Company introduces a lower-cost way to keep up with data growth without the need for IT expertise.
Photo: Dell's new storage system

Standard coming to virtualization format

September 10, 2007 5:00 AM PDT

Virtualization and server companies are cooperating to standardize the format used to save virtual machine images to disk.

EMC security division to buy Tablus

August 9, 2007 11:03 AM PDT

EMC's security division RSA announces plans to buy Tablus, in a move to bolster its intelligent information management offerings.

HP talks up approach to next-generation data center

August 8, 2007 5:41 PM PDT

Open source will be important to HP's expansion of its software and services business, says Ann Livermore.